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Pioneering structural heart technologies
At Abbott, we invest in studies that demonstrate the safety, performance, and cost-effectiveness of our transformative therapies. Backed by more than 20 years of clinical experience, our Amplatzer™ technologies define a market-leading standard of transcatheter closure for heart defects.
Kurt Amplatz, MD
Inventor of the Amplatzer device portfolio pioneer of structural heart occlusion
Inventions by Dr. Amplatz
- Septal Occluder
- PFO Occluder
- Duct Occluders
- Cribriform Occluder
- Muscular VSD Occluders
- Vascular Plugs
- LAA Occluders
- Guide wires
- Renal dilators and sheaths
- Thrombectomy devices
- Gooseneck snares
- Vena cava filters
Positions, awards, contributions
- Director of AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. Malcolm B. Hanson Research
- Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Minnesota
- Society of Interventional Radiology’s Gold Medal*
- Hundreds of journal articles, books, abstracts and presentations at scientific meetings
A robust portfolio built on continuous innovation
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